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This book is the first annotated translation of the travelogues of Kang Youwei, one of the most famous intellectuals and modernisers of late 19th-century China. These travelogues offer insights into……続きを見る

Down came the rain, sudden, heavy and terrible, seeming to quell even the sea's rage and whelming those defenceless hundreds of dark-skinned voyagers in new and more dreadful misery. Terrors were up……続きを見る

A comparative study of wonder in South Asian religions. The experience of wonder-encompassing awe, bewilderment, curiosity, excitement, fear, dread, mystery, perplexity, reverence, surprise, and sup……続きを見る

High in the eastern Himalayan foothills, people had a unique vantage point on the British Empire. The Mizo Discovery of the British Raj presents a history of Mizoram in Northeast India told from his……続きを見る

„Ženski svijet Britanske Indije” rezultat je višegodišnjeg istraživačkog i prevodilačkog rada autorice Biljane Romić. Govori o kolonijalnom svijetu iz perspektive žena koje su ostavile zapise – dnev……続きを見る

This book presents a sociological interpretation of the emergence of modernity in India via the colonial encounter, and its ramifications for Indian society, economy, and polity. It outlines the mai……続きを見る

Emerging in colonial India, the fitness fad that was Indian Club Swinging became a global exercise practice in the early 19th century. Used by physicians, soldiers, gymnasts, children and athletes a……続きを見る

In the wake of the devastating WWI, three Jews headed the most valuable territory in the British Empire in addition to a strategically important new addition. Edwin Montagu held the position of Secr……続きを見る

The book examines the representation of women, their agency and subjectivity and gender relations in 18th- and 19th-century India. The chapters in the volume interrogate notions and discourses of ‘w……続きを見る

First published in 1983, Rural India intends to provide pictures of Indian rural society in the past, from the standpoint of relationships and exchanges between the countryside and the more general ……続きを見る

First published in 1983, Rural South Asia examines questions of change and development in terms of linkages between localities and the outside world. The authors examine the response specifically to……続きを見る

E’ possibile che alcuni antichissimi testi indiani, scritti decine di secoli fa in lingua sanscrita per celebrare le gesta degli Ariani, non siano pura e semplice tradizione mitologica, come vuole l……続きを見る

For readers of Caste, the coming-of-age story of a Dalit individual that illuminates systemic injustice in India and its growing impact on US society “A moving personal story and a useful educationa……続きを見る

Dedicated to the tracing of continuity across sectarian divides, Christopher Tadgell’s History of Architecture in India (1989) was the first modern monograph to draw together in one volume all the s……続きを見る

The initial missions of the Lord that happened in the Indian subcontinent and their impact on Alexander and his wife, Priscilla’s life, and that of their families are shared throughout this book. Al……続きを見る

One of the most durable figures in modern history, the peasant has long been a site of intense intellectual and political debate. Yet underlying much of this literature is the assumption that peasan……続きを見る

A groundbreaking view of South Asian history in the twentieth century that underlines the similarities and intertwined cultures of India and Pakistan “[A] definitive new 20th-century thematic histor……続きを見る

This fascinating volume reproduces the letters and journal of Lady Susan Ramsay (1837-1898), the elder daughter of the Marquess of Dalhousie, Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. The corresp……続きを見る

First published in 1978, Rural, Protest, Identity consists of eleven essays on modern South Asia. Its concern is with the diversity of the region, to suggest how its study may be enriched by the jux……続きを見る

An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history There are few historical figures more integral to So……続きを見る

"Sengupta has written an in-depth study of the development of political Hinduism in India.... Readers of history, religion, and politics and with interest in India and its role in the world will fin……続きを見る

Media Technology and Cultures of Memory studies narrative memories in India through oral, chirographic and digital cultures. It examines oral cultures of memory culled from diverse geographical and ……続きを見る

Eleito entre os 10 melhores livros de 2012 por: • The New York Times • The Washington Post • O: The Oprah Magazine • USA Today • The Miami Herald • San Francisco Chronicle e Newsday; Prefácio escrit……続きを見る

Настоящая книга содержит перевод на русский язык Ястов или Яштов Авесты из первых французских изданий. Французский перевод имеет отличия от английской и немецкой версий 19 века, так как составлен по……続きを見る

'Magisterial' - The Financial Times An updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and controversies of the past decade, ……続きを見る

«Вишну-Пурана» - выдающееся произведение санскритской литературы. В ней содержится обширный и чрезвычайно важный материал по идеологии, философии и мифологии индуизма периода его становления. Богатс……続きを見る

This book focuses on India’s anti-colonial politics which Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) brought into the mainstream of nationalist thinking. It browses through the entire corpus of Tagore’s writin……続きを見る

By the 1660s, the mighty Mughal Empire controlled the Indian subcontinent and impressed the world with its strength and opulence. Yet hardly two decades would pass before fortunes would turn, Mughal……続きを見る

This book focuses on the transformation of Bangladesh in respect to its people, geography, economy and environment. The authors discuss current problems such as vulnerability caused by environmental……続きを見る

A literary and historical investigation into an ancient Indian religious thinker, tracing his rise in importance in the Hindu tradition. In this fascinating study, Steven E. Lindquist investigates t……続きを見る